AS Monaco host RC Lens at Stade Louis-II in a Ligue 1 clash between two sides sitting in the top half early in the 2026/27 campaign. The bookmakers price Monaco as a modest home favourite (2.29) against Lens at 2.91,

AS Monaco hosts Olympique de Marseille at Stade Louis II in a marquee Ligue 1 Round 3 clash between two Champions League contenders. Early-season balance is tight: bookmakers see it as a coin-flip with Monaco at 2.59, Marseille at 2.53

Early-season Ligue 1 clash at Roazhon Park pits established top-flight side Stade Rennais against newly promoted Le Mans. Bookmakers price Rennes as clear favourites at 1.42 (Le Mans 6.85, Draw 4.90) with a -1.5 handicap at 2.16, reflecting the gulf

Paris host Nice in Ligue 1 at Stade Jean-Bouin on August 30, in an early-season matchup of contrasting ambitions. Bookmakers make the hosts slight favorites at 2.09 for a home win against 3.62 for Nice and 3.34 for the draw,